A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...
A film tracing the introduction of movement as a factor in 20th century art. It records various ways in which artists have tackled this development such as Gabo, Calder and Soto.
A tour of the principal centres in Scotland for road and rail networks - Stirling, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.
A camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.
Study of seals and sea-lions at Calderpark Zoo, Glasgow. Concludes with section showing seals giving display in a circus.
I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...
Views of Benmore House and Estate, gifted by H.G. Younger as a forestry and botany demonstration area with some of the activities given to forestry trainees.
The intimate story of a family from Iraq who left their home and came to live in Scotland five years ago.
Street scenes in Bethlehem, the Church of Saint Mary, the Gardens of Gethsemane, the Via Dolorosa, the Holy Sepulchre, the Valley of Kidron and (in silhouette) a tree where, according to legend, Judas...
A look at Mackintosh's work, including his own house in Glasgow's Southpark Avenue, Scotland Street School, Cranston's Tea Rooms, and Glasgow's School of Art. [Viewing copy in colour].
An amateur film made about amateur film-makers. A new member is introduced to the work of the Aberdeen and District Cine Club.
Dr Honeyman describing his purchase of the Burrell Collection and Dali's "Crucifixion". With shots of the Art Gallery, Glasgow University and the collection in storage. Dr Honeyman and the Civic Amen...
T.V. Documentary from the mid 1960s reporting on the action the Stirlingshire police force is taking towards road safety. The second report is a interview with the entertainer Bruce Forsyth backstag...
Records a holiday journey through Japan in April - cherry blossom time. Shows peasants working in the fields cultivating tea and young girls diving for pearl oysters. Visits are paid to ancient Shin...
Hollywood by night; sheep farming and harvesting in New Zealand; Sydney bridge and harbour; rice fields in Indonesia; a Chinese wedding and a Fijian home are all included in this film made by Nat and ...
Celebration in Celtic Park, Glasgow, to mark the centenary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Il genio di Leonardo da Vinci ripercorso seguendo un ordine cronologico e soffermandosi su alcune delle sue opere maggiori. Il Battesimo di Cristo e il disegno giovanile di Leonardo sulla valle ...
Breve inchiesta sulla situazione del cinema italiano, mentre entra in Parlamento la nuova legge di riforma sulla cinematografia. Nicola Signorello, ministro del turismo e dello spettacolo, parla...
Film restored in collaboration with Fondazione Cineteca Italiana.
Film restored in collaboration with Fondazione Cineteca Italiana.
Strade di Cettigne, capitale del Regno del Montenegro. Il Palazzo dei Ministri e delle Regie Poste. Il nuovo palazzo della Legazione Italiana. Il Teatro Reale. Il Palazzo Reale. Nicola I, Re del...
The problem of depopulation in the Langhe countryside, where the problem is particularly serious regarding young people.
Reportage about the commotion at the Eijsden train station after the arrival of Emperor Wilhelm II This film must have been made on November 10, 1918, the day that the German Emperor Wilhelm II came t...
The Whistlers Cristi, a Romanian police officer who works as an informant for the mafia, goes to La Gomera to learn an old whistling language. By means of the coded language he can continue to communi...